Motobu Chōki
本部朝基
Born 1870-05-05 (明治3年4月5日), Naha (Shuri Akahira)
Died
1944-04-15, Shuri
Also known as
Motobu Chouki · Motobu Choki · もとぶ ちょうき · 真三良 (childhood name)
Description
Okinawan karate master (1870-1944) and founder of Nihon Denryu Heiho Motobu Kenpo (Motobu-ryu), born into the royal Motobu Udundi family; studied under Ankō Itosu, Matsumura Sōkon, Sakuma and Kōsaku Matsumora, and became famous in mainland Japan after defeating a foreign boxer in Kyoto at age 52.
Teachers (3)
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Itosu Ankōsports_martial_artsShuri-te ConfirmedConfirmedEN Wikipedia states Motobu was invited at age 12 with his brother to be taught karate by Ankō Itosu and studied under him for seven or eight years; the Motobu-ryu official history confirms Itosu was hired at the Motobu Udundi when Motobu was 12 (kazoe)The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1882–1890)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia states Motobu was invited at age 12 with his brother to be taught karate by Ankō Itosu and studied under him for seven or eight years; the Motobu-ryu official history confirms Itosu was hired at the Motobu Udundi when Motobu was 12 (kazoe) -
Matsumura Sōkonsports_martial_artsShuri-te ConfirmedConfirmedEN Wikipedia states Motobu secretly continued his training under Sōkon Matsumura and Sakuma from Shuri; the Motobu-ryu official history confirms Motobu studied secretly under Matsumura and SakumaThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia states Motobu secretly continued his training under Sōkon Matsumura and Sakuma from Shuri; the Motobu-ryu official history confirms Motobu studied secretly under Matsumura and Sakuma -
Matsumora Kōsakusports_martial_artsTomari-te ConfirmedConfirmedEN Wikipedia states Motobu began studying under Kōsaku Matsumora from the age of 19 or 20, learning especially irikumi; the Motobu-ryu official history confirms Matsumora teaching from age 19 and records his praise of Motobu's talentThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1889)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia states Motobu began studying under Kōsaku Matsumora from the age of 19 or 20, learning especially irikumi; the Motobu-ryu official history confirms Matsumora teaching from age 19 and records his praise of Motobu's talent
Lineage
- Shuri-te Itosu Ankō Matsumura Sōkon · 2 generations
- Tomari-te Matsumora KōsakuUku Giko · 2 generations
Students (7)
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Ueshima Sannosukesports_martial_artsShuri-te ConfirmedConfirmedJA Wikipedia states Motobu Choki's Shuri-te and Tomari-te were among the karate taught at Ueshima's Osaka dojo from 1925, and that Ueshima helped edit Motobu's 1926 kumite book; the EN Wikipedia article on Motobu names Ueshima among his students in Osaka from 1923The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1925)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkJA Wikipedia states Motobu Choki's Shuri-te and Tomari-te were among the karate taught at Ueshima's Osaka dojo from 1925, and that Ueshima helped edit Motobu's 1926 kumite book; the EN Wikipedia article on Motobu names Ueshima among his students in Osaka from 1923 -
Shimabuku Tatsuo(1942–1943)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia states Shimabuku sought out Choki Motobu in 1942 and studied with him for approximately one year; the Advincula biography places a year of study with Motobu in Naha in 1938 (conflicting date, kept in notes) -
Ōtsuka Hironorisports_martial_artsKarate ConfirmedConfirmedIndependent sources state it.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1929)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkIndependent sources state it.“Choki Motobu was an instructor to Shoshin Nagamine, Hironori Otsuka, and Yasuhiro Konishi, the founders of Matsubayashi Ryu, Wado Ryu, and Shindo Jinen Ryu (Ryobu Kai), respectively.”
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Nakama Chōzō(1936)
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4 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia lists Choki Motobu among the teachers Nakama also studied with; Jahana's 1978 article states Nakama learned karate directly from Motobu (dojo opened around 1940); the Motobu-ryu official history confirms he studied under Motobu -
Nagamine Shōshinsports_martial_artsShorin-ryu ConfirmedConfirmedNagamine's own autobiography describes studying under Motobu Choki for six months from April 1936 while at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Academy in Hongo ward; confirmed by JA Wikipedia (1936, Tokyo) and the Goodin article (1936, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Academy)The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1936)
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4 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkNagamine's own autobiography describes studying under Motobu Choki for six months from April 1936 while at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Academy in Hongo ward; confirmed by JA Wikipedia (1936, Tokyo) and the Goodin article (1936, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Academy)visibilityFirst-hand -
Miyahira Katsuya
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEN Wikipedia states Miyahira was also instructed by Anbun Tokuda and Choki Motobu; the Shorinryu.de biography confirms he deepened his kumite in Motobu Choki's dojo -
Konishi Yasuhirosports_martial_artsKarate ConfirmedConfirmedIndependent sources state it.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onKeio University badge (1924)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkIndependent sources state it.“Later Konishi studied Karate with Motobu Chōki and Mabuni Kenwa.”
“Choki Motobu was an instructor to Shoshin Nagamine, Hironori Otsuka, and Yasuhiro Konishi, the founders of Matsubayashi Ryu, Wado Ryu, and Shindo Jinen Ryu (Ryobu Kai), respectively.”
Sources
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